HC Deb 25 April 1978 vol 948 cc1336-8

Amendments made: No. 109, in page 71, line 21, at end insert—

'THE BURIAL ACTS 1853, 1855 AND 1857

(1) The powers conferred on Her Majesty in Council by—

  1. (a) section 1 of the Burial Act 1853;
  2. (b) section 1 of the Burial Act 1855;
  3. (c) section 10 of the Burial Act 1857;
  4. (d) section 23 of the Burial Act 1857;
shall as regards Wales be exercisable instead by the Assembly by order made by statutory instrument; and except where the context otherwise requires references in any enactment to Orders in Council made under any of those sections shall be construed as including references to orders so made by the Assembly.

(2) The provisions of section 1 of the Burial Act 1853 and sections 10 and 23 of the Burial Act 1857 concerning representations shall not have effect in relation to orders of the Assembly; but the like notices shall be given of a proposal that an order be made by the Assembly under any of those sections as is required in the case of a representation under that section.'.

No. 298, in page 71, line 21, at end insert—

'THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS CONSOLIDATION AND AMENDMENT ACT 1913

The powers conferred on Her Majesty in Council by sections 14(4) and 15(2) of the Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act 1913 shall in relation respectively to monuments in Wales and the Ancient Monuments Board for Wales be exercisable instead by the Assembly by order made by statutory instrument; but the Assembly shall not charge a committee with the exercise of its powers under section 15(2)'.

No. 207, in page 71, line 25, at end insert—

"THE ACQUISITION OF LAND (AUTHORISATION PROCEDURE) ACT 1946

1A. In paragraph 7B of Schedule 1 to the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946—

  1. (a) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) and (3)(a) after the word 'powers' there shall be inserted the words 'in respect of land in England'; and
  2. (b) in sub-paragraph (6), the words 'or Wales, as the case may be' shall be omitted.".

No. 299, in page 73, line 4, at end insert—

"THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND ANCIENT MONUMENTS ACT 1953

8A. Section 1(3) of the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 shall have effect in its application (by virtue of section 3(2)) to the Historic Buildings Council for Wales as if the second reference to the House of Commons included a reference to the Assembly".

No. 362, in page 73, line 16, at end insert—

"THE OPENCAST COAL ACT 1958

11A. After subsection (1) of section 2 of the Opencast Coal Act 1958 there shall be inserted— '(1 A) The Minister shall not give a direction under this section in relation to land in Wales unless—

  1. (a) he has, at least 28 days previously, given notice of the proposed direction to the Welsh Assembly, or
  2. (b) the Welsh Assembly has informed him of its agreement to the giving of the proposed direction or to the giving of directions of a class that includes the proposed direction'.".

No. 363, in page 73, line 16, at end insert—

"THE PIPE-LINES ACT 1962

11 B. After subsection (1) of section 5 of the Pipe-lines Act 1962 there shall be inserted— '(1A) The Minister shall not give a direction under this section in relation to land in Wales unless—

  1. (a) he has, at least 28 days previously, given notice of the proposed direction to the Welsh Assembly, or
  2. (b) the Welsh Assembly has informed him of its agreement to the giving of the proposed direction or to the giving of directions of a class that includes the proposed direction'.".

No. 211, in page 73, leave out lines 26 to 31 and insert— '13. Section 54(4) of that Act shall have effect as if it provided for the appropriate Minister alone to determine the question whether land in Wales of excepted statutory undertakers in operational land.'.

No. 110, in page 75, line 26, at end insert—

  1. '22A.—(1) The powers conferred on Her Majesty in Council by sections 17 and 18 of that Act shall in relation to establishments in Wales be exercisable instead by the Assembly by order made by statutory instrument.
  2. (2) The Assembly shall not charge a committee with the exercise of its powers under those sections.
  3. (3) Those sections shall have effect in relation to orders made by the Assembly as if—
    1. (a) references to the Wales Tourist Board were substituted in paragraph (a) of section 17(3) for the references to the British Tourist Authority;
    2. (b) the consultation referred to in that paragraph did not include consultation with other Tourist Boards; and
    3. (c) the provisions of section 17(4) relating to regulations, and the provision for annulment made by section 17(6), were omitted.'.

No. 113, in page 76, line 16, at end insert—

'THE FINANCE ACT 1972

26A. In section 19(4) of the Finance Act 1972 before the words "and any part" there shall be inserted the words "or of the Welsh Assembly".'.

No. 114, in page 81, line 9, at end insert—

'THE FINANCE ACT 1975

69A. In paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 1975, before the entry beginning "Any university" there shall be inserted the words "The Welsh Assembly".'.—[Mr. Alec Jones.]

Schedule 11, as amended, agreed to.

Whereupon The CHAIRMAN left the Chair to report the Bill, as amended to the House, pursuant to Order [16th November].

Bill reported, with amendments: as amended, to be considered tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 109.]